R&D expense · 2011–2025

Quaker Chemical R&D expense

$60.7M+5.9% · FY2025

Quaker Chemical (KWR) reported $60.7M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +5.9% year on year.

$18.8M2011$20.0M2012$21.6M2013$22.1M2014$22.1M2015$22.5M2016$23.9M2017$24.5M2018$32.1M2019$40.0M2020$44.9M2021$46.0M2022$50.3M2023$57.3M2024$60.7M2025
Quaker Chemical — R&D expense, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearR&D expenseChangeFiling
FY20252025-12-31$60.7M+5.9%Open →
FY20242024-12-31$57.3M+13.9%Open →
FY20232023-12-31$50.3M+9.3%Open →
FY20222022-12-31$46.0M+2.4%Open →
FY20212021-12-31$44.9M+12.3%Open →
FY20202020-12-31$40.0M+24.6%Open →
FY20192019-12-31$32.1M+31.0%Open →
FY20182018-12-31$24.5M+2.5%Open →
FY20172017-12-31$23.9M+6.2%Open →
FY20162016-12-31$22.5M+1.8%Open →
FY20152015-12-31$22.1M0.0%Open →
FY20142014-12-31$22.1M+2.4%Open →
FY20132013-12-31$21.6M+7.9%Open →
FY20122012-12-31$20.0M+6.3%Open →
FY20112011-12-31$18.8M—Open →

R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +8.7%

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  title        = {{Quaker Chemical R\&D expense}},
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001628280-26-010694 · February 23, 2026

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